Ny - 28 Racehorses Burned To Death In Stable Fire

[MelmothTheLost]

Raging fire kills all 28 racehorses trapped inside a New York barn in an overnight blaze

A raging fire has killed 28 racehorses as they were trapped inside a barn in upstate New York.

The blaze started around 3am Saturday morning inside a barn at the 63-acre Mount Hope Training Center in Otisville, New York.

A stable worker, identified as Saur, told the New York Post the horses were brought back to the stable around 1.30am after a race at the Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania.

When another worker went to feed the horses at 3am, he saw the blaze consuming half the barn.

'We could not save one horse,' Saur said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5800521/Raging-fire-kills-28-racehorses-trapped-inside-New-York-barn-overnight-blaze.html

 

[MelmothTheLost]

So bloody, bloody awful. I hope there is a very thorough investigation as to the cause of the fire. It might be, as suggested, due to a lightning strike, but if it was the result of human activity those responsible need to be brought to justice.

 

[gregjrichards]

Raging fire kills all 28 racehorses trapped inside a New York barn in an overnight blaze



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5800521/Raging-fire-kills-28-racehorses-trapped-inside-New-York-barn-overnight-blaze.html

This is terrible and tragic the poor animals must have been terrified. I have horses in a field near my house and they are beautiful. They always come over to say hello.

 

[creepcrusher]

Heartbreaking... Those poor defenseless animals. I can't even stomach this.

 

[TheCrankyChef]

Jeez - my worse nightmare. My horses are out most of the time except if it is rainy, windy and cold. Even then they have a run-in shed. I'll take my chances with a lightning strike outside, they wouldn't have a chance locked in a stall.

 

[Valerio]

This one happened in Toronto very recently. Very similar story.